Juan Cole / TruthdigOct 13, 2015
How many American news reports about the Nobel Peace Prize given to the Tunisian Quartet that pushed the country toward democracy and compromise will mention that two of the four organizations so honored are national labor unions of workers? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJul 8, 2015
After calling "total bullshit" on the West's hypocritical responses to the recent attack on a hotel in Tunisia, Russell Brand has faced backlash from tabloids, pundits and even a friend of some of the victims. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJun 27, 2015
We live in a world where three guys, each with powerful weapons, can shake the world if they act on a single day There’s something wrong with that world
We live in a world where three guys, each with powerful weapons, can shake the world if they act on a single day. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Roisin Davis / TruthdigJun 27, 2015
Friday's bloodshed in France, Tunisia and Kuwait comes amid growing fears of jihadist influence. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigDec 22, 2014
The major political parties do fairly sophisticated exit polling in Tunisian elections now, and secular, nationalist warhorse Beji Caid Essebsi claimed a victory of some 52 or 53 percent on Sunday evening. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigOct 28, 2014
Fears that the historic vote on Sunday in Tunisia might be marred by violence committed by the country’s tiny lunatic fringe were not borne out. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 26, 2014
The U.S. Embassy in Libya was shuttered and its diplomats evacuated under military escort to neighboring Tunisia on Saturday as what Secretary of State John Kerry called "free-wheeling militia violence" intensified. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole, TomDispatchJun 29, 2014
The thwarted rebellions of the past three years were led by 20-somethings who have decades left to come into their own. Don’t count them out yet. They have only begun the work of transforming the region. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJan 27, 2014
Decades of despotism and two years of argument come to a close as leaders of the North African country sign off on a new constitution. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 9, 2013
Tens of thousands of Tunisians poured into the streets of Tunis on Wednesday to demand the resignation of the Islamist-led government after the assassination of a prominent opposition politician. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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